Alison Kharsyntiew is a former Indian

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player and currently the head coach of Mohammedan SC Reserves and Academy.

Coaching career

After having his playing career cut short due to injury, Kharsyntiew went into coaching at the age of 19. He started his coaching career with

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, serving as an academy coach, before being promoted to lead the club's reserves in the

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. He led the reserves to the Shillong Premier League title in 2014. Kharsyntiew also worked as an assistant with Shillong Lajong's first-team, serving as assistant for

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during the 2017–18 season.

Shillong Lajong: 2018–2020

Following the

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season, Kharsyntiew was appointed as interim head coach of

for the

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, following the dismissal of

. His first game in charge was on 4 April 2018 against Indian Super League side,

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. Despite going down by two goals early in the match, Shillong Lajong came back to win the match 3–2. Going into the 2018–19 season, Kharsyntiew was announced as the club's head coach. His first league match in charge was on 28 October 2018 against Aizawl. A brace from

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saw Shillong Lajong win 2–1.

Statistics

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kharsyntiew, Alison Living people Indian men's footballers Indian football managers Shillong Lajong FC managers I-League managers Men's association football players not categorized by position 1987 births People from Shillong Footballers from Meghalaya